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We have extremely good options for repairmen here in Iowa. Besides Lee Stofer, who is a fine repairman that friends of mine have used, Merlin Grady in Waterloo is a superb tech. He recently aligned...

I play a Marcinckiewicz GR model which is now renamed a 1 1/2 G. It is a bit deeper with a bigger throat than the Bach version with the same number, but it works very well on my Yamaha 322R bass...

Over on the Trombone Chat Forum, one of the regular vendors, who goes by the handle of Greenbean, has a Conn 19I for sale for a reasonable price. I've dealt with him and he's a reliable seller. He...

I have played my Mack Brass euphonium on a CKB/UMI/King (all the same mp) 5G and it's a good match.

It's not the same mouthpiece as a Bach 5G. It's a bit bigger and a bit deeper and it works...

Aren't tenor horns similar in structure to a Bb British baritone, only pitched higher?

If I'm not mistaken, the conical nature of both of these horns is more cornet-like, unlike the broader...

What would USQMC stand for? US Quarter Master Corp?

I thought many of you would like to see these photos of an old double-belled euphonium that came to Merlin Grady's repair shop in parts and he completely rebuilt.

Merlin is kind of a legend as a...

I've been very pleased with my Mack brass euphonium. Great value for the price.

The old Scottish split leaf Psalters used to all be in common meter and they switched tunes and texts around all the time. Perhaps the most familiar one is Old Hundreth, the Louis Borgeois tune...

Dave great job on the Love Divine, All Love's Excelling. I played a duet arrangement on bass trombone with another young bass trombonist for offertory on this tune-- Hyfrydol- this morning from a...

john, only q little bit. Perhaps my ear is deceiving me-- I'm not sure- sicne I haven't really checked it out that much. It's when I do octave warm-up slurs that I seem to notice it the most.

On my Mack Brass the low B natural is very flat with a 2+4 combination, but is much more in tune with 123. It doesn't seem to make as much difference with the low C if I use 1+3 or 4 alone.

Our community band seems to vary from 3-6 euphonium players depending on the gig. I always bring one of my trombones to rehearsal along with my euphonium because often our trombone section is...

They work well in my Mack Brass, but I've had to put a couple of sets in since I bought the horn because, as mentioned above, the plastic eventually comes off. They're cheap though, and my local...

Maybe being "sonically flexible" means something like I read from jazz cornetist, Warren Vache. He plays a longer style cornet-- the kind that resembles an Olds Ambassdor, etc that was standard for...

John, are you driving past Iowa City again? We're gone on vacation this week, but will be back next week.

I played the Adams T bone as well and It blew very nicely. I didn't run the F attachment through its paces as you did., though. I also played the Adams E1 and E2 and both were very nice...

White Sox fan, here. Born in Gary, Indiana and have solid NW Indiana, south east Chicago roots on all sides of the family. My families were among the pioneers in Munster-Highland, Indiana and one...

Yes, it was great to meet you John, Jim, Randy and a few others who, like John Morgan, their names skip my aging brain right now, along with Dave, of course. The concert was fabulous for showing...

Dave, sounds like a plan. I think we all should recognize you. :)

I'm currently planning on being at the Wed evening concert at Voxman and The Mill is kitty-corner across the street. Although Marc Dickman is the only jazz euphoniumist that I recognize, if the rest...

Dave, John Manning responded on his U of I email account and confirmed that as far as he knew there would be individual tickets for $15 for all of the concerts. I'm likely going to attend the...

Dave, the link on the page to email John Manning doesn't work, but I have his U of I email and I emailed him.

Although, I'm sure he's incredibly busy with the conference and his many...

A month ago we mentioned the possibility of some of us meeting at the ITEC. Although I live in Iowa City, I haven't signed up for any of the sessions-- I've been busy and have a gig on Memorial Day,...

Let me question one of the comments in the initial fine overview of the various horns. I have played a silver plated Mack Brass for about 5 years and I have seen no evidence of worn sliver plating. ...